The yin energy rushed straight to the door. Inufushi Akira wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then looked at Yamamura Cao who was doing nothing at all, and nodded as if accepting his fate:
"Well, then...I'll go back to the room to get my briefcase and then put on a coat."
It was a very reasonable request. After all, at night, the temperature on the mountain dropped sharply. Several people were not in a hurry and took out the thick clothes in their luggage and changed into them.
Ye Geng drove and followed Inubushi Yukihime's motorcycle. About half an hour later, he arrived at a swamp in the forest.
"This swamp is really quite big..."
Hattori Heiji looked into the distance.
The cabin was just across the swamp.
Shining the light beam of the flashlight over it, one can clearly see the dilapidated and desolate scene.
The wind blows, causing the leaves and bushes to rustle, giving people an eerie and creepy feeling.
"By the way... was there a fire near this swamp?" Conan asked.
On the way here, he searched for some news about the Inufu family's demon dogs, and there happened to be a similar article in it.
"Oh...it can't be said to be a fire."
Yamamura Cao explained: "I heard that only traces of fire were found on the nearby grass."
There is definitely no one who would choose to have a picnic next to the swamp... Maybe that trace is related to the 'magic dog'... Conan secretly made a judgment.
A group of people prepared to explore the cabin.
Chiko Inufushi decisively refused the suggestion to go together, saying that he would stay in the car and wait for everyone to come back.
"Do I need to leave the car keys with you?" Ye Gengyi asked deliberately.
"ah?"
Inufuzhiko was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head: "No need, just come back as soon as possible after your investigation."
He didn't dare to show too much fear now, mainly because he was worried about whether this young man with a cold expression would directly arrange for Inubushi Yukihime or the little boy with glasses among them to stay with him.
As a result, Ye Gengyi didn't seem to care what his answer was. He just said lightly, "Just keep it" and threw the car keys away.
"Ah...thank you."
Chiko Inufushi took it and watched the others walk towards the hut. After a moment, a gloomy expression appeared on his relieved face.
This way.
On the mixed yellow and green grass, there is a path that has been trampled by people for walking through, leading directly to the dilapidated cabin.
As the distance gets closer.
Visible to the eye.
After years of wind and rain erosion, the wooden house's wall panels have rotted in many places, exposing small cracks.
Ye Gengyi had just finished observing the exterior outline of the hut.
Over there, the impatient Hattori Heiji had already run to the wooden house and pushed open the creaking wooden door.
Fortunately, apart from the smell of mold, the owner of the hut didn't make any traps.
I finally understand why every time this kid goes out, he always comes home a little injured...
Ye Gengyi muttered silently to himself, and followed a few people into the small wooden house.
The cabin is not big.
The flashlight is bright enough to illuminate the entire environment.
Directly in front of the group of people was a wooden table filled with books. On the wooden floor to the left was a magic circle painted with unknown red paint.
Ye Gengyi came to the magic circle surrounded by candles, observed it for a moment, and then set his eyes on the corresponding wall.
A black round wooden board hung there, with several long strips of yellow paper painted haphazardly with red paint stuck around it, and it was impossible to tell what was written on it.
Hmm... It's a bit like the charms used to subdue zombies in zombie movies, but... this should be knowledge in two systems like the magic circle, right?
It’s quite complex to play, and of course the traces are also very new…
Ye Gengyi casually picked up the detective boy who happened to be next to his legs, stretched out his arms and said:
"Smell and see."
Conan: "..."
Is this how I use it?
That's what he thought, but he still put his nose to it and sniffed it... After a moment, he came to a fairly accurate conclusion: "There is a pungent smell, it seems to be glue."
Sure enough, it was newly glued on recently... Are you worried that the traces are too old and do not match the time when the 'Devil Dog' appears again?
Ye Gengyi let go of Conan's lapel and asked to the other side:
"Mr. Mori, what did you find there?"
"Oh, the table is full of books about black magic. Let me take a look, there are some things here..."
Mouri Kogoro knelt down and pulled out a cardboard box from under the table.
At this time, Ye Xiaobai’s prompt emerged:
[Sir, the coordinate movement of the sensor signal has been detected. 】
Hmm...keep exploring.
Ye Gengyi responded calmly and walked towards the table without changing his movements, preparing to look at the contents of the box.
A single group of nanorobots can run for a relatively short time after being activated, leaving too much behind. If an accident occurs...for example, if it is lost in a swamp, even if the funds are sufficient now, it will still be a waste of time to make it later, so when he heard that Inufushi Chiaki did not follow, When they came to this cabin together, they left a sensor on the car's remote control that could be discarded at any time and would degrade when the time came even if it was not recycled.
As for why Inufushi Chiko left the car... don't worry, maybe he just went to the nearby area for convenience.
"Eh? No, no way...there are so many canned food for dogs."
When the carton was opened and Yamamura Cao saw the contents inside, his expression changed with horror and he said: "Sure enough, someone is putting a curse on the dog..."
"Idiot! If magic really exists in this world, detectives and police officers would simply resign and stop working..."
After Hattori Heiji scolded Yamamura Cao, the murder that occurred in the cockpit during the airship incident subconsciously appeared in his mind.
A completely secret room... with no clues or traces to follow.
Since the dead man was a mercenary, the incident was not announced to the public. The police and some experts also forced a reasonable inference...
That's right: After the attack, the mercenary did not die directly. Instead, out of the instinct of survival, he exerted the limit of his human body when he was on the verge of death. After the murderer left the cockpit, he locked the door. .
This was the final decision in the file, and the airship was returned to the Suzuki Consortium, but whenever Hattori Heiji thought about it, black veins could not help but appear on his forehead.
How could the hatch that Suzuki Jirokichi installed specially to guard against Kaito Kidd be one that can be automatically locked with just a push?
And, even that’s good.
What about the blood stains near the hatch? Even if the mercenary was tenacious, he couldn't wait until his murderer walked out of the scene before he started bleeding!
Yamamura's behavior was unreliable, which brought back bad memories for him.
Conan saw the displeasure on his friend's face. Although he didn't know why, he hurriedly stepped forward and explained:
"Oh, the murderer must have used some trick. We will find out soon..."
"Ahhh!"
Before he could say anything, a hysterical scream suddenly cut through the night sky, penetrated the wall and penetrated into everyone's ears.
"Huh?"
Everyone in the room was distracted by the shouting and turned to look at the only window.
Then--
They saw a shocking scene.
Across the swamp against the backdrop of night.
A four-legged creature with flames all over its body was chasing after Inufushi Akira, who was escaping in a hurry.
Just when they were stunned.
The distance between the two shrinks at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Inufushi Akira stumbled and was thrown to the grass by the demon dog burning with red flames.
"Then, that's a demon dog, right?! Look, that's a demon dog!"
Yamamura Cao shouted in a sharp voice.
Hattori Heiji, Conan, and Mouri Kogoro rushed out of the hut in no particular order and ran towards the other side of the swamp.
Only Ye Gengyi silently retracted the nanorobot group that was attached to his collar and running the night vision algorithm. He deliberately fell behind everyone, calmly walked out of the wooden house and dropped a drone high into the sky. From an overhead perspective, he Captured the 'devil dog' covered in white cloth.
...Xiaobai, follow it.
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